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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2008
Choongyeun Cho, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Richard Ferri, Ulster Park, NY (US);
Daeik Kim, Fishkill, NY (US);
Jonghae Kim, Fishkill, NY (US);
Moon Ju Kim, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Choongyeun Cho, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Richard Ferri, Ulster Park, NY (US);
Daeik Kim, Fishkill, NY (US);
Jonghae Kim, Fishkill, NY (US);
Moon Ju Kim, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An identification method and identification device are presented employing radio frequency and acoustic wave communication modes. The identification method includes: receiving at an acoustic wave and radio frequency identification device an acoustic wave signal of a first frequency and a radio frequency signal of a second frequency, where the acoustic wave signal and the radio frequency signal are received from an acoustic wave and radio frequency identification reader, and the first frequency and the second frequency are different frequencies; and responding to the receiving by transmitting at least one of an acoustic wave identification (AWID) or a radio frequency identification (RFID) from the acoustic wave and radio frequency identification device.